Matt Skills
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November 21st, 2003 •
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Welcome to Matt Skills. Funny little pun eh? Get
it? Mat Skills, a wrestling term... My name is Matt... Matt Skills? Yeah,
corny, I know...
So if you read my Week In Review Column, you'd know how I feel basically
about the business at this time. About a week ago on Hachland, I wrote some
of the reasons why I hate wrestling. That is the article that spawned Hachland
Wrestling. And some of those things that I said I hated, have actually improved
over the past week. Believe it or not, they have.
For instance, one of my complaints last week were The McMahons. In the past
few months, all 4 of the McMahons have been on TV. Linda, Vince, Shane, and
Stephanie. In the past month, Linda and Stephanie left after Vince choked
Stephanie out at No Mercy (Actually something I enjoyed a bit, despite how
much I hate them). And then, at Survivor Series, Shane McMahon has officially
been written off after losing his Ambulence Match against Kane. |
Another instnace, my complaint about Triple H. The man who
never seems to lose the big one, except for when he knows he won't be around
(i.e. losing the title to Goldberg since he knew he had other plans for the
rest of the year.) There was a shit load of speculation that Triple H would
win the match at Survivor Series with Goldberg leading up to the match. And
I'll admit, I hate Goldberg, so I was pushing for Trips to win, just because
he wasn't Goldberg. However, to my shock, Triple H in fact lost. Maybe it's
him letting Goldberg get some heat, maybe it's luck, who knows. But Triple
H put somebody over.
Speaking of Goldberg, anybody who saw Survivor Series can tell you this:
When Goldberg actually won, the reaction was... NOTHING! Maybe the crowd
was in shock, but I seriously doubt it. Everybody had their arms somewhat
raised, but there was NO reaction. I know people will tag that up to being
burnt out from Austin vs. Bischoff, but PLEASE! Goldberg is supposed to be
your big face, and he gets NO reaction when he retains over Triple H? I can't
say anything else...
Bottom line is, the WWE is starting to get things right, and I'm LOVING their
buildup for Wrestlemania XX in NYC. And if half the shit I THINK is going
to happen does, it'll be the best Pay Per View the WWE has put on in years.
Brock vs. Goldberg? Kane vs. Taker? Orton vs. RVD? Benoit vs. Angle? I can't
think of 4 BETTER matches to have at the end of a card than those four. I
hate Goldberg, but the draw for Brock vs. Goldberg would be amazing. Kane
vs. Taker will be an Old-School, drag down war of two legends. Orton vs.
RVD will be the signaling of the new school, should it happen. No more Triple
H, no more Rock, no more Austin. The two biggest names on RAW, 1 on 1 for
the Championship. And Angle vs. Benoit, or perhaps Cena vs. Angle vs. Benoit
for the Championship. An amazing match several times in the past, it'll only
be better with Benoit as the champion, and at Wrestlemania, adding two new
elements to this ongoing feud. I'm also thinking we could see the last ever
Triple H vs. HBK matchup, the match to end them all between these two. They
put on amazing matches last year, they could do it again this coming year.
I think it is definately a possibility that the WWE is making significant
strides, particularly towards catering to the fans. Survivor Series seemed
like it could have been written by fans themselves. If this continues, the
WWE could regain their spot. All they need to do is continue solving those
base problems I discussed, and everything will be right again.
TNA is also doing their best to fix the problems by providing legit competition
to the WWE, but there's not much to say that I haven't said already. I love
their product and their roster, which has arguably the top two wrestlers
in the world (AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels).
The only issue I'd like to bring up here is the whole Hulk Hogan situation.
Seeing as how Bound by Glory was supposed to be a big deal, and was booked
for Pay Per View based on Hogan saying he'd be involved, it's somewhat fishy
that Hogan would scheduled and participate in a surgery he knew he needed
just a few short weeks before the big Pay Per View. Which has lead me to
believe this...
Hogan is the biggest political player in the game. He's been around for so
fuckin long that he can play any angle. Hogan leverages people into doing
what he wants, and I think this is another case. I don't honestly believe
that Hogan has any intent to work for NWA:TNA. He hates Jeff Jarrett for
their past dealings, so no amount of money would satisfy him. I think it
mainly had to do with Hogan saying he'd appear, but they had to fire Russo.
Which they did. Vince Russo is gone, Hogan was to appear. However, once Russo
was gone, Hogan cancelled the appearance and scheduled surgery. Was this
a leverage move on Hogan's part to get Russo fired? Or was it a leverage
move to get the WWE to push for a Hogan return at Wrestlemania XX?
I'm sure it's a little bit of both. Hogan knows the Jarretts are committed,
and they'd put any past issues on ice to get the company the exposure it
needs. Hogan's name can do that. So despite the real life heat between Hogan
and Jeff Jarrett, it was put aside to benefit the company. Knowing that,
Hogan knows he could come in, demand Russo be fired, and get that as long
as he'd appear. Now that Russo is gone, Hogan's goal is accomplished, and
there's no way he wants to miss out on Wrestlemania XX, as it's a perfect
way to officially end his career. Bet on this: Hogan will appear at Wrestlemania
XX. Whether or not he appears with TNA in between is anybody's guess. Until
I see evidence though, I'm putting my money on Hogan never making an appearance
for TNA.
And that's about it for Matt Skills this week. I could go on and on, but
Hachland Wrestling is just starting, so basic opinion is good for now. There
will be another Matt Skills in about 5-7 days. Until then kiddies, love ya... |
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